Films by Santiago Oviedo

2013, 88 min
by Dario Aguirre, Dario Aguirre

My father Cesar thought I was going to take over his grillrestaurant in Ecuador, but I decided to pursue art instead and went to Germany. Ten years later he calls me to let me know that his restaurant is bankrupt, that he is in debt to the bank AND several private ‘loan sharks’ and hasn’t paid the rent in over two years. After years of no contact, saving the restaurant becomes our joint project.CESAR’S GRILL tells the story of my return to Ecuador, where I, the vegetarian son, try to solve the p